In this short animation Damien Hess attempts to connect with the tragedy of the First World War, a conflict that helped define Canada. In this film he uses imagery of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial monument in northern France to summon up names, faces and shadows that are fading from our memory. This film was made as part of the third edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
Porky tries to feed his chickens, but some ducks steal the corn he puts out, then declare war. The b...
Adapting Jaroslav Hasek's raucous satirical novel, and also bringing Josef Lada's equally famous ill...
The night before the offensive, a soldier hides in the bottom of an underground. Outside, the war sh...
A combination of Lightning Sketches along with stop-motion animation illustrate England's reactions ...
Biplane battles over France in World War I between Bugs and Baron (Yosemite) Sam Von Shamm.
A young boy in a sailor suit plays with three dolls, representing German soldiers. He slowly nods of...
The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by th...
The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of t...
The true story of the most decorated dog in American military history -- Sgt. Stubby -- and the endu...
The Jockstrap Raiders takes place during World War I in Leeds, England. A group of underdog misfits ...
With Jean-Baptiste at the front, Louise takes care of Bébé with the help of Uncle Pierre. The lette...
First World War animated propaganda short, extolling Britain's naval history and mocking the German ...
An average soldier is caught up in the cogs of an inhuman war machine during the First World War.
A soldier impatient for his discharge from the army after the armistice ending World War I goes abse...
Lightning sketch propaganda stirs outrage about Reims bombing, and features a British bulldog eating...
This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s.